Cerebellar Disease of Ruminants

Vet Clin North Am Food Anim Pract. 2017 Mar;33(1):59-66. doi: 10.1016/j.cvfa.2016.09.006.

Abstract

Cerebellar disease can be congenital or acquired. Clinical signs of cerebellar disease include hypermetric gait in all limbs, normal to increased muscle tone, wide-based stance, swaying, intention tremor, and convulsions. Vestibular signs may be observed. Differential diagnoses for etiology include congenital (hypoplasia, abiotrophy, and lysosomal storage diseases), viral, bacterial, and toxic plants. Animals may present aborted as fetuses or stillborn, be affected at birth, develop disease at a few months old, or acquire the disease later in life.

Keywords: Cerebellar abiotrophy; Cerebellar hypoplasia; Lysosomal storage disease.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Cerebellar Diseases / diagnosis
  • Cerebellar Diseases / pathology
  • Cerebellar Diseases / veterinary*
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Ruminants*